seneschal

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English seneschal (recorded in English since 1393), from Old French senechal, from Mediaeval Latin (Frankish) siniscalcus, from Proto-Germanic *sini- (“‘senior’”) + Proto-Germanic *skalk (“‘servant’”); latter term as in marshal.

Cognate to French sénéchal.

[edit] Noun

Singular
seneschal

Plural
seneschals

seneschal (plural seneschals)

  1. A steward in charge of a medieval nobleman's estate. See also: sénéchaussée
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